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Story summary
- Observers saw buzzards steal a pigeon from a peregrine and put it on a hay bale.
- A juvenile buzzard mantled the pigeon, spreading wings to shield it from its sibling.
- The sibling buzzard provoked the holder, causing birds to lose balance and fall off the bale.
- A trail camera at the bale recorded the feeding drama.
- The farm’s duckling brood fell from twelve to eight, needing time to become independent.